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Israeli Military Strikes Syrian Airport

Israeli Military Strikes Syrian Airport

Israel has had long standing antagonistic relations with its two northern neighbors Lebanon and Syria. Most of the current problems have been centered around the Golan heights in Israel claimed by Syria and Hezbollah a terrorist group backed by Iran. Hezbollah itself is a two-pronged organization that functions both as

Ancient Theft and Terrorism: the Illegal Antiquities Trade

Ancient Theft and Terrorism: the Illegal Antiquities Trade

Throughout history looting artifacts has been one of the ways that international groups (including countries) have filled their museums. One of the most notorious has been the British Museum who have been accused in the past of plundering historical locations in their former colonial nations for their artifacts. On the

Conflict in Kivu: Rwandan Militia Group Invades Congo

Conflict in Kivu: Rwandan Militia Group Invades Congo

In the last 30 years the country that is now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo or the DRC has been a hotbed of nearly unceasing civil war. Beginning in the mid-late 1990s economic and political strife has left the Congo region completely destabilized without a strong enough

The Kremlin Speaks: France, Germany, and Russia Hold Talks About Ukraine

The Kremlin Speaks: France, Germany, and Russia Hold Talks About Ukraine

Last weekend the French president Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a phone call meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The purpose of the call was to try and push for a détente in the hopes to get both of the countries

What is the Purpose of the U.N.?: U.N. Commissioner Asks China to Stop Genocide

What is the Purpose of the U.N.?: U.N. Commissioner Asks China to Stop Genocide

The top official regarding human rights in the United Nations visited Xinjiang in what appeared to be nothing more than an opportunity for her to pretend she actually does her job. The Xinjiang region in the far northwest of China has been a hotbed of human rights abuses in the

Conflict in the Gulf: Greek Tankers Seized in Retaliatory Strike by Iran

Conflict in the Gulf: Greek Tankers Seized in Retaliatory Strike by Iran

Early today Iran seized two major oil tankers in the Persian Gulf in response to the Greek government seizing one of theirs due to international sanctions. The two ships, the Delta Poseidon and the Prudent Warrior were boarded by helicopter mounted troops off the coast of Iran. This comes as

Indian Instability: Kashmir Independence Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison

Indian Instability: Kashmir Independence Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison

Today in Kashmir clashes with the police and local militia groups erupted after the highly controversial sentencing of Kashmiri political leader Yasin Malik. Malik for decades has been the leader of one of the largest independence movements in the region and for decades has advocated for peaceful independence for the

Russian Desertion: The Instability of the Russian Military and the Freedom for Russia Brigade

Russian Desertion: The Instability of the Russian Military and the Freedom for Russia Brigade

The last few months has seen violence unleashed in Europe on a scale that arguably hasn’t been seen since the Second World War, or at least since the 1990s. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been met with more resistance both militarily and politically than Putin’s regime had

Concern in the South China Sea: Biden Remarks About Taiwan

Concern in the South China Sea: Biden Remarks About Taiwan

The last two years has seen increasing tensions between China and Taiwan with naval standoffs, airspace violations, and threatening overtures. Taiwan, which is formally known as the Republic of China, is the remnant state of the government of Chiang Kai-Shek, the former president of China who fought against the Japanese

NATO Expansion Roadblocks: Turkey Aims to Block Sweden and Finland

NATO Expansion Roadblocks: Turkey Aims to Block Sweden and Finland

An article written [https://www.theacademic.us/nato-in-russias-backyard-the-failure-of-strongman-tactics/] by The Academic this week regarding the failure of Putin’s foreign policy, described the likelihood of pushing more countries into the arms of NATO, but this has been met with some unexpected roadblocks. While both Finland and Sweden have now formally